The Obscure MIT Project by Lifelong Kindergarten of Scratch, "Let's Chance." Let's add it to Scratch Lab!

ajskateboarder

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Bump

EDawg2011

bump

unmissable

Would it be an extension?

cookieclickerer33

unmissable wrote:
Would it be an extension?

Yes

unmissable

cookieclickerer33 wrote:
unmissable wrote:
Would it be an extension?
Yes

Ok well that makes sense
Support an extension for probabilities, while not needed, would make it easier for kids to learn about it.

alwayspaytaxes

unmissable wrote:
Support an extension for probabilities, while not needed, would make it easier for kids to learn about it.

Which is a very good reason why it is needed - to teach kids an important part of math in computer science

GlitchyZorua

Support before it becomes lost media!

Or at least, revive the source code.

(It's not even archived!)

Tristan7312010

would be a pretty cool idea for kids, perhaps it would be even simpler than the current solution.

maybe you could save dice and use them later?

would it be useful?

Tristan7312010

Tristan7312010 wrote:
would be a pretty cool idea for kids, perhaps it would be even simpler than the current solution.

maybe you could save dice and use them later?

would it be useful?

nvm I read more and realized it exists

Catzcute4

rdococ wrote:
You're all massively overestimating the abilities of this. This is just a slightly souped up ‘pick random’ block with simple workarounds:
(item (pick random (1) to (length of [list v])) of [list v])
switch costume to (pick random (1) to (# of costumes))
start sound (pick random (1) to (# of sounds)) :: sound
The most complex thing showcased was a Markov chain, and that can be done easily and more flexibly with a couple lists. I don't see any reason to add this to Scratch, except maybe as an extension.

No. It lets you use weights on your dice, which isn’t easy otherwise.

Catzcute4

I support this idea, since it seems to let kids think at a sweet spot of abstraction (ex. random costumes and no numbers needed) and plus is way more easy to modify than the normal pick random workaround (at least for weighted dice) That’s good.

Last edited by Catzcute4 (Feb. 17, 2024 02:04:47)

mumu245

Also, you won't have to update the costume count.

NIKI-KOLCHAGOV

Interesting

among_us1w2

it could be used for types of die (plural of dice)
so maybe in a board game make lucky die that have higher number chances
support the workaround confuses me anyway

Catzcute4

among_us1w2 wrote:
it could be used for types of die (plural of dice)
so maybe in a board game make lucky die that have higher number chances
support the workaround confuses me anyway

That’s a good use!

BobRocks20

I have returned from a slumber of many months… and all that just to bump this thread. Time to go back to my cave…

randomguy3513

GAMBLING YEAHNHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Jokes aside, This would be really useful even without the educational reasons and help make rng systems more easier and let people make their cool unboxing systems for their silly simulators.

RobotChickens

bump

among_us1w2

support. while there is a workaround, it involves lists and creating lots of them and lots of entries, and I just need a normal crate system

starlightsparker

The_Game_ wrote:
Are they in any way different from
(pick random (1) to (10))

You can’t set certain chances of certain values so no.

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